Education in Itagüí, Colombia: official figures
The Ministry of Education counted 39,509 children aged 5 to 16 in Itagüí in 2024, of whom 88.3% were enrolled in school (net coverage), 25th lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
How many teenagers in Itagüí are in school?
Net enrolment in Itagüí in 2024 was 68.9% at pre-school transition level, 86.0% in primary, 76.2% in lower secondary and 60.2% in upper secondary (media).
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyWhat is the school enrolment rate in Itagüí?
Gross enrolment (all students at a level, whatever their age, as a share of the school-age population) in Itagüí was 97.1% in 2024, 95.7% in primary and 97.2% in upper secondary.
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Itagüí?
4.58% of students enrolled in Itagüí left school during 2024 (dropout rate), 21st highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyHow many students repeat a year in Itagüí?
In 2024 88.6% of students in Itagüí passed their school year, 6.9% failed and 7.6% were repeating a grade, 14th lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site on repetition.
Source: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación) · saved copyWhat is the average Saber 11 score in Itagüí?
Students at schools in Itagüí averaged 262 points out of 500 in the 2022 Saber 11 school-leaving exam (5,728 test takers), 31st highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site; in 2019 the average was 253.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyHow do students in Itagüí do in maths and English?
In the 2022 Saber 11 exam, students in Itagüí averaged 52 in mathematics, 56 in critical reading and 54 in English (each out of 100); the English average was 22nd highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyDo private schools in Itagüí score higher?
In 2022, students at public schools in Itagüí averaged 258 on the Saber 11 exam (4,698 test takers) and students at private schools 279 (1,030), a gap of 21 points.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyAre school exam results in Itagüí improving?
The average Saber 11 score of Itagüí changed by +9 points between 2019 and 2022, 20th largest rise of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES) · saved copyHow many adults in Itagüí cannot read?
In the 2018 census, 33.8% of households in Itagüí were deprived on educational achievement (members aged 15 and over averaged under nine years of schooling), 15th lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site, and 4.1% had a member who could not read or write and 12.7% a child with school lag (national: 46.1%, 10.5% and 16.0%).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) · saved copyHow Itagüí compares with other cities in Colombia
Net enrolment rate, ages 5-16, 2024 (MEN) (2024)
Itagüí ranks 50 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Net enrolment rate, ages 5-16, 2024 (MEN) |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Neiva | 90.1% |
| 48 | Bello | 89.1% |
| 49 | Apartadó | 88.5% |
| 50 | Itagüí | 88.3% |
| 51 | Cereté | 87.9% |
| 52 | Villavicencio | 87.6% |
| 53 | Malambo | 87.3% |
School dropout rate, 2024 (MEN) (2024)
Itagüí ranks 21 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | School dropout rate, 2024 (MEN) |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Apartadó | 4.80% |
| 19 | Santa Marta | 4.66% |
| 20 | Pitalito | 4.64% |
| 21 | Itagüí | 4.58% |
| 22 | Zipaquirá | 4.51% |
| 23 | Bucaramanga | 4.48% |
| 24 | Turbo | 4.47% |
Grade repetition rate, 2024 (MEN) (2024)
Itagüí ranks 61 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Grade repetition rate, 2024 (MEN) |
|---|---|---|
| 58 | Lorica | 7.6% |
| 59 | Armenia | 7.6% |
| 60 | Cartagena | 7.6% |
| 61 | Itagüí | 7.6% |
| 62 | Duitama | 7.2% |
| 63 | Funza | 7.2% |
| 64 | Sogamoso | 7.1% |
Saber 11 average global score, 2022 (out of 500) (2022)
Itagüí ranks 31 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Saber 11 average global score, 2022 (out of 500) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Los Patios | 264 |
| 29 | Barrancabermeja | 263 |
| 30 | Palmira | 263 |
| 31 | Itagüí | 262 |
| 32 | Ibagué | 261 |
| 33 | Fusagasugá | 260 |
| 34 | Popayán | 260 |
Change in Saber 11 average global score, 2019 to 2022 (2019-2022)
Itagüí ranks 20 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in Saber 11 average global score, 2019 to 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Bello | +9 |
| 18 | Popayán | +9 |
| 19 | Santa Marta | +9 |
| 20 | Itagüí | +9 |
| 21 | Apartadó | +8 |
| 22 | Armenia | +8 |
| 23 | Lorica | +8 |
Households with low educational achievement, 2018 census (2018)
Itagüí ranks 60 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households with low educational achievement, 2018 census |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Duitama | 34.3% |
| 58 | Santa Marta | 34.2% |
| 59 | Zipaquirá | 34.0% |
| 60 | Itagüí | 33.8% |
| 61 | Madrid | 33.6% |
| 62 | Cartagena | 33.5% |
| 63 | Cali | 33.0% |
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Sources
- Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE): Medida de pobreza multidimensional municipal de fuente censal 2018: municipal incidence (urban and rural) and household deprivations by indicator, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a3ac3a60498a…)
- Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación): MEN estadísticas en educación en preescolar, básica y media por municipio, 2011-2024: net and gross coverage, dropout, approval, failure and repetition rates (datos.gov.co API response for the 74 municipalities; query saved as men-municipal-2011-2024.request.txt), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8de3c5ca5744…)
- Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES): Resultados únicos Saber 11: average scores by municipality of the school and school type, 2019-4 and 2022-4 sittings (datos.gov.co aggregate query; saved as saber11.request.txt), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 6b32c41e9323…)
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